The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-30
PERSONAL.

Prof. Hncks of Andover, and bride are at
Mt. Kineo for the season.
Mr.. j. Herbert Winslow of Baltimore, is
lately but is conyalescing rapidly.
Hon. E. F. Webb of Waterville, is in the
city to be present at the hearing of the CO.
burn will case before the fnll bench.
Mr.. George ,rlcknor Curtis of New York.
is the guest of Mr.. ii. H. Furnish at Berlin
Falls, N. II.
Ex-Governor Chamberlain was in the city
yesterday. He is looking very well and says
he is enjoying fair health.
Rev MIR. Wright OF st. Lawrence street
and Rev. Mr. Lapham of Peaks island will
exchange pulpits tomorrow.
Rev. c. L. Libby. pastor Of the Methodist
church at Calais, has received and accepted
call to the presidency of Rust University.
WIN. q. Beale, Esq, graduate of Bow
doin College, class of 1877, has been appoint
ed a member of the Board of Education in
Chicago
Mr.. John NJ. Foster of Wateryile, grad
ical Seminary and allotted as missionary to
bnlHh, Will san ID OctODeIsi
In the absence of the pastor, the Rev.
William b. Hayden will preach at the New
Jerusalem church on New High street on
Sunday morning.
L. c. Gilman,a graduate of the Maine Cen
trail Institute, class of 70 is Maine boy
who has done well in the West. He is City
Solicitor of Seattle, w. T.
The Rt Rev. Alexander Burgess, Bishop
Of Quincy, formerly rector of St. Lukc's
Parish this city, will be in the city tomorrow
and will preach at st. Luke's Cathedral in
the morning.
Prof. A. Z. Blanchard, principal of the
North Arson Academy, has been elected
principal of the Maine Central Institute at
Pittsfeld. He is a graduate of Bates Col
lege.
Governor Bodwell and Mrs. Bodwell will
spend the coming Sabbath at Poland Springs
Ex-Governor Robbie and Albion Little, Esq,
will also be among the guests there at that
time,
The Biddeford Journal says Mrs. S. r.
g. Clark, thelauthor, of Portland, who is
staying at the camp ground, has completed
her manuscript of Herbert CARDINALS
Children"
The Rockland Opinion says that Mr.. VIII
liam a. Miller, formerly Of Waldoboro, who
has been employed in the office of the Port
land Transcript for several year, has entered
the office Of Hon. Hiram Bliss, Jr., of Wash
ington, to resume the study of the law
Captain George w. Chase, a son of Cap
tain George S. Chase of Belfast, has Just
been promoted to the command of the finest
steamship of the South American line. in
whose employ he has been for seven years.
The vessel, the Cachapoal, is of 226O tons,
British built, and will steam Is knots an
hour Her route is from Valparaiso to Cal
lao and Panama.
Two young men of Cleveland, Ohio, Chas.
Shannon and T. C. Brinsmade, neither of
them over eighteen years of age are going
through Maine on one of the most extensive
bicycle trips on record. They started from
Cleveland, Ohio, last June and have come
the entire distance on their machines, their
route being via Canada and through Maine
by the Moose river region. They carry
knapsacks ON their backs. They were in
Augusta Thursday.
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Maine, once told me queer story illustrat-
ing the illegibility of his own handwriting,
says New York Times correspondent 1t
was at the time when Major Dunn of the
army was paying attention to the Senator's
daughter. The young people had coma.ttean
understanding, but Miss NORTH thought
that papa's consent ought to be obtained be-
fore they proceeded -fnfther Major Dunn
wrote nice letteerf,to papa" in which he
requested 6at the future of the young lady
11lshhts>be cenfded to his care. Senator Nor
rill could read the signature, but the rest of
the letter was worse than Greek to him. He
OWNED its contents, however, and at once
wrote reply, in which the desired consent
was given. Dunn took 1t to his lady love,
with the remark: Heres your fathers let
ter" What does he say?" eagerly inquired
the young lady. 81 have been trying to find
out ever since received it," was the answer
"but can't make nothing out of it." Miss
Morrill, tried to read the note, but she too,
failed. ''Never mind" said the lover 1--WE
will get married anyhow" And they were
married. Mrs. Dunn has both those letters
framed, She says that there is not person
ON earth who can read either of them.